30th’s. Weddings. Engagements. Random weird formal events associated with work. FORMALS. Even if you’re not a fancy person and barely own anything outside of the jeans/t-shirt zone, it’s hard to avoid the 3-5 social occasions at which something formal is mandatory.
But who can be fucked throwing down wads of cash for new threads that’ll get worn once, maybe twice in your lifetime? Even if you froth fashion hard or love a suit, it’s not exactly within most of our budgets to purchase expensive new dresses or suits every time someone’s wedding rolls around.
Outfit hire stores are multiplying on the Aussie internet – from places where you can hire designer bags and threads you could wear for job interviews to cocktail dress and men’s suit hire, there’s something out there you can cop for a week or two at a fraction of the price of new gear.
Here are some of our faves.
GLAMCORNER
Glamcorner rent dresses from a range of brands like Alice McCall and Manning Cartell for a period of 4 or 8 days, and you’ve even got $100 accidental damage insurance.
STYLE THEORY
These guys also have 4 or 8 day hire, and your returns are free which rules.
DRESSED UP
Dressed Up do dress hire, but also have a great range of premium accessories like this Gucci bag. These babies retail for $2,000+ so if you want to feel fancy but not pay your apartment bond doing it, this is the go.
YOUR CLOSET
The review section on Your Closet is great – you can find out the fit style of dresses (go up a size, etc) plus hear about previous renters and their thoughts on the product.
SUITOR
Suits are pricey, and three-piece ones like this are the kind you just won’t wear beyond being a groomsman or formal wedding attendee. These guys rent everything from corporate suits to the v. formal style above.
THE ONLY DRESS
The Only Dress has a great range of designer dresses, but the best part is they have a fantastic collection of party threads – hi, new top for your 27th bday.
DESIGNEREX
Designerex is a clothes sharing platform – instead of the company housing the dresses, you’re borrowing off other folks who bought an item that they wore once or whatever. They pride themselves on both seller and renter security, do you don’t have to stress about not receiving your outfit or cash, if you decide to loan your own stuff out.
BAG BORROW OR STEAL
These guys rent designer handbags by the month, so you can borrow one for a big event and then use it for 29+ more days.
THE VOLTE
Another site that connects people wanting to loan out their items to renters, The Volte has a great range of sizes too, catering up to Size 20.
ROGER DAVID
Roger David hire suits for everything from formals to weddings, and their pricing system is easy. There’s Premium, which has the basics for you, right up to Ultimate which includes things like shoes and a choice of shirt.
HER WARDROBE
Along with dresses for hire, Her Wardrobe also has a great range of millinery -this headpiece retails for over $800, but you could rent it for, say, your wedding or engagement for a fraction of that price.
